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Austin Criden
InvestorPresident at Palm Tree Crew Investments
Miami, Florida
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Austin Criden is co-founder and former CEO of Palm Tree Crew Holdings, a nine-figure diversified holding company operating across live events, hospitality, consumer brands, and investing, most recently valued at $215M in a 2025 Series B led by WME. Through Palm Tree Crew, he has led investments in companies including Poppi Soda, Whatnot, Polymarket, Long Drink, Underdog Fantasy, and Ramp. Previously, he worked as a merchant banker at LionTree conducting M&A advisory and private equity and venture capital investing across technology, media, telecom, and consumer sectors, and served as head of business development, corporate development, and strategy at FabFitFun.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Austin Criden?
- Austin Criden is co-founder and former CEO of Palm Tree Crew Holdings, a nine-figure diversified holding company operating across live events, hospitality, consumer brands, and investing, most recently valued at $215M in a 2025 Series B led by WME. Through Palm Tree Crew, he has led investments in companies including Poppi Soda, Whatnot, Polymarket, Long Drink, Underdog Fantasy, and Ramp. Previously, he worked as a merchant banker at LionTree conducting M&A advisory and private equity and venture capital investing across technology, media, telecom, and consumer sectors, and served as head of business development, corporate development, and strategy at FabFitFun.
- Where does Austin Criden work?
- Austin Criden is President at Palm Tree Crew Investments.
- What check size does Austin Criden write?
- Austin Criden typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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